againn

Irish

Alternative forms
  • ’ainn

Etymology

From Middle Irish ocainn, acainn, ocaind, from Old Irish ocunn.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /əˈɡɪnʲ/, /əˈɣɪnʲ/[1]
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈaɡən̠ʲ/, /æ(ː)n̠ʲ/[2] (corresponding to the form ’ainn)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /əˈɡɪn̠ʲ/[3]

Pronoun

againn (emphatic againne)

  1. first-person plural of ag: at us

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 94
  2. de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 298
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 44

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish ocainn, from Old Irish ocunn. Cognates include Irish againn and Manx ain.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈakɪɲ/
  • (Skye) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɪɲ/
  • (Argyll) IPA(key): /aɲ/
  • (Perthshire) IPA(key): /ˈaɣɪɲ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧gainn

Pronoun

againn

  1. first-person plural of aig: at us
    Tha bàta againn. ― We have a boat. (literally, “A boat is at us.”)

Inflection
Personal inflection of aig
Number Person Simple Emphatic
Singular 1st agam agamsa
2nd agad agadsa
3rd m aige aigesan
3rd f aice aicese
Plural 1st againn againne
2nd agaibh agaibhse
3rd aca acasan

References
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